The Captain Bill Gallagher 10 Mile Island Run is a traffic-free, flat course which starts at the Sea Isle City Beach Patrol Headquarters, located at 44th Street and the Boardwalk. Run north on the boardwalk to the 29th Street ramp, onto the beach to the Strathmere turn around, return over the same route running south to the 57th Street ramp, onto the beach to the Townsend’s Inlet turn around, return along the beach to the finish in front of the Beach Patrol Headquarters.
Distance and Running Surface
A ten mile race with approximately two and one half miles on a blacktop macadam boardwalk. The remaining distance will be on the beach. Low tide occurs at 6:35 PM which means you will not be running on soft sand, but on hard packed sand similar to a dirt trail.
Race Features
– Chip timing
– Refreshments at the finish line
– Plenty of water stations
– Toilet facilities provided at the start and finish of race
– Public parking available
– Compuscore Computer Services will provide race results based on gun time
No Walkers or Extremely Slow Runners Please!!!
Since this is a ten mile evening race, it will be dark by the time walkers and extremely slow runners finish. This creates a safety hazard. Consequently, a time cap of 2 hours and 30 minutes is necessary. When the race clocks reach 2 hours 30 minutes Compuscore will begin the process of breaking down the finish line, medical assistance will leave, and the refreshment area will close.
Awards
High quality heavyweight, multi color print T-shirts to the first 1000 online registrants. Shirts not claimed by pre-registrants at race packet pick-up will be distributed to race volunteers.
There will be male and female divisions for the following categories:
– Trophies first through tenth place finishers
– Trophies to first and second place winners of the following age groups: (16 and under), (17-19), (20-24), (25-29), (30-34), (35-39), (40-44), (45-49), (50-54), (55-59), (60-64), (65 -69), (70 and over)
No duplication of awards. The top ten finishers in the male and female divisions are not eligible for age group trophies.
Team plaques and individual medals to each scoring member in the following categories:
– First and second place running clubs
– First place beach patrol
– First place corporate team
Awards ceremony will be held at the beach patrol headquarters, 44th Street and Promenade, at 7:30 PM. The beach patrol does not mail trophies, medals or plaques to individuals who are not able to stay for the awards ceremony.
Teams and Beach Patrols
The number of entries allowed per team or beach patrol is unlimited. The first four runners across the finish line will score for a team or beach patrol. All members must complete their own registration form.
True team scoring, also known as cross country scoring, is the method of scoring that will be applied to determine winners. To represent a particular beach patrol or corporate team a runner must have, in 2024, worked 30 days prior to race day for the organization being represented.
Sea Isle City Beach Patrol Partners with For Pete’s Sake
In September of 1999, Sea Isle City Beach Patrol said goodbye to former lifeguard Peter R. Bossow, Jr. after he lost his battle with testicular cancer. Prior to his death at age thirty, Peter founded For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing respite vacations for adult cancer patients and their families. Since his death, For Pete’s Sake has been sending families on weeklong respites to donated homes along the Jersey Shore and to other vacation locations along the East Coast. These unforgettable and lasting vacations provide cancer patients and their loved ones the opportunity to strengthen, deepen, and unify their relationships.
The beach patrol encourages individuals and teams to support FPS by making a donation when registering. You will receive a thank you and receipt for this donation directly from For Pete’s Sake.
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